download
verb (used with object)
to transfer (software, data, character sets, etc.) from a distant to a nearby computer, from a larger to a smaller computer, or from a computer to a peripheral device.
are downloading
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present progressiveof download.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The immediate risk is a “harvest now, decrypt later” approach by bad actors, who are downloading large sets of encrypted data they can’t crack now—but could unlock once quantum computing algorithms are good enough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
While less people are downloading gaming apps, the report said, they’re spending more time and money on them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025
Investigators are continuing to interview members of the train’s crew and are downloading footage from two forward-facing cameras.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 28, 2022
I look at some of the coverage and there are farmers who are downloading software of unknown provenance that can hack around some of the restrictions.
From The Verge ● Jun. 15, 2021
You are downloading, when you call my board to retrieve a program.
From The Online World by Odd De Presno
